Rear Panel - Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual

Location and Function of Parts

Rear Panel

1 S VIDEO jacks
2 VIDEO jacks
3 AUDIO jacks
4 LANC jack
5 RESET button
a S VIDEO jacks
To connect a device equipped with S video jacks, use
the S VIDEO jacks on the unit.
If you use the S VIDEO jacks, you can input/output
high-quality video with less signal quality deterioration
than if connected to the standard VIDEO jack.
When the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch on the front
panel is set to S VIDEO/VIDEO or ALL, text data such
as the time code, menus, and alarm messages are
superimposed on an external monitor connected to the
S VIDEO OUT jack (page 18).
For details on the output of the S VIDEO jacks, see "Notes on
all video output jacks" on page 14.
b VIDEO jacks
Use these jacks to input and output analog video signals.
Text data is superimposed on a monitor in the same
way as with an S VIDEO jack connection (page 18).
For details on the output of the VIDEO jacks, see "Notes on
all video output jacks" on page 14.
c AUDIO jacks
Use these jacks to input and output analog audio signals.
When [AUDIO MODE] in the [AUDIO SET] menu is
set to [FS32K], sounds will be recorded on channels 1
and 2.
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1) LANC (Local Application Control bus system): Bidirectional interface used to control a consumer VCR
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Chapter 1 Overview
Notes
• When the audio mode is 32 kHz (4-channel), you can
set [AUDIO MIX] in the [AUDIO SET] menu to select
the audio signals to be output (page 54). When you
select [MIX], the audio output level becomes 50%
(–6 dB) of the original audio levels on each channel.
• If you input a sound at a level that exceeds the
acceptable range, the recorded sound is distorted.
For details on the available volume levels, see
"Specifications" on page 75.
d LANC jack
Use this jack when controlling the tape transport
operation of the unit using a device that has a LANC
jack.
Notes
• The LANC jack on the unit has only LANC-S
functions. The unit has no LANC-M functions. A
device that is set to LANC-S mode cannot be
connected to the unit. Either the unit or the other
device may not operate properly.
• When using the unit as a player, set LANC mode on
the recorder to M. A VCR that does not have an M/S
switching function cannot be used to operate the unit.
6 COMPONENT OUT jacks
7 DC IN jack
8 HDV/DV jack
9 CONTROL S jack
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